Carl Lutz
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Carl Lutz was a Swiss diplomat renowned for his large-scale rescue of tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust through protective documents and safe houses in Budapest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carl Lutz canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss diplomat
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Swiss diplomatic protection system in Budapest
ⓘ
international efforts to rescue Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Hungary in World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
German occupation of Hungary
deportation of Hungarian Jews ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Swiss Vice-Consul in Budapest
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss legation in Budapest
|
| commemoratedFor | saving tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
memorials in Budapest
ⓘ
memorials in Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| employer |
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Swiss embassies ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss legation in Budapest
|
| ethicalMotivation |
humanitarian duty
ⓘ
religious conviction ⓘ |
| familyName | Lutz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
humanitarian rescue ⓘ |
| givenName | Carl ⓘ |
| helpedRescue |
Hungarian Jews
ⓘ
Jewish refugees from Nazi persecution ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
YadVashem
ⓘ
surface form:
Yad Vashem
|
| legacy |
pioneer of large-scale diplomatic rescue operations
ⓘ
symbol of Swiss humanitarian efforts during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| moralStance | opposition to Nazi persecution of Jews ⓘ |
| movement | humanitarianism ⓘ |
| name | Carl Lutz self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing safe houses for Jews in Budapest
ⓘ
issuing protective documents to Jews in Budapest ⓘ rescue of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| occupation |
consul
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ |
| participatedIn | rescue of Jews in Hungary ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Budapest ⓘ |
| protectedByDocuments | tens of thousands of Jews ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residenceDuringWar | Budapest ⓘ |
| role | Swiss Vice-Consul in Budapest ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Holocaust
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| tookRisk |
defied Nazi and Hungarian authorities
ⓘ
exceeded official diplomatic mandate to save lives ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
Schutzbriefe
ⓘ
collective letters of protection ⓘ protective passports ⓘ safe houses under Swiss protection ⓘ |
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